Cutting device



Aug. 12 1924.

' 1,504,688 w: HAAs CUTTING DEVICE Filed Oct. 20. 1925 Patented Aug. 121924.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM HAAS, OF ARLINGTON, NEW JERSEY.

' CUTTING DEVICE.

Application filed October 20, 1923. Serial No. 669,661.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Thus, a citizen of the United States,residing in Arlington, in the State of New Jersey, have invented certainnew and useful Improve ments in Cutting Devices, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,forming a part hereof.

This invention relates to cutting devices and more particularly todevices adapted to sever string, cord, twine and the like. It is anobject of the invention'to provide a cutting device of this nature inwhich the cutting blade is replaceable, advantage be ing taken of thefact that the blades used in certain type of safety razors areapplicable for this purpose, and are serviceable even after theirusefulness in a safety razor has ended. Accordingly a frame is providedcapable of ready attachment to a wall or piece of furniture and soshaped as to receive and retain the blade of a safety razor with aportion of the edge thereof exposed; an element of the frame serving toguide the article to be severed in contact with the cutting edge. Afurther object of the invention is to provide a device of this naturewhich can be readily and cheaply manufactured. It is preferred,therefore, to make the frame of the cutter as a substantially unitarystamping.

The invention will now be described in greaterparticularity withreference to the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferredembodiment thereof and in which;

Figure is is a view in side elevation of the cutting device in theposition in which it would occupy when secured to a table or otherhorizontal surface.

Figure 2 is a view of the cutting device looking from above in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view of the cutting device looking from the left inFigures 1 and 2 and illustrating the manner in which the blade isinserted in the device.

Figure 4 is a sectional view of the cutting device taken in the planeindicated by the line 4l4 in Figure 2 and looking in the direction ofthe arrows.

In the drawing the cutting device is shown as disposed in the positionit would occupy were it secured to a table, counter or other horizontalsurface where it would very probably find its most useful application.It

will be obvious, however, that the device is equally effective whensecured to a wall or other vertical surface. The frame of the cuttingdevice comprises a. base portion a having struck out therefrom ears 6formed with apertures 0 whereby the base may be secured by screws or thelike to a wall or piece of furniture. One end of the base portion a isextended and bent to form a support d for the blade retaining member ethe member (2 extending for the length of the retaining member and beingslotted as at d for the reception of a blade f.

The blade f is preferably formed with one cutting edge 7 and theopposite edge of the blade is provided with a grip or back 7.

It will thus be seen that by securing the blade retaining housing 6 tothe support d a safety razor blade may be inserted in the device fromthe left, looking in, the direction of Figure 1, and will be retained inposition by the housing 0. This housing is preferably formed by bendinga piece of sheet metal in the form of a cylinder with the proximatesides spaced slightly for the passage of the blade. If desired the pieceof sheet metal may have stamped therefrom an end 6 which may be bentdown to form a closure for the end of the holder. Any convenient meansmay .be used for securing the blade holder e to the sup port d such assolder, for instance.

The end of the base at opposite to the support 03 is also bent upwardlyand shaped to form a guard g slotted as at g. The guard 9 serves as aguiding means for the article to be severed by the blade which in theform of a piece of string or the like will, when drawn against the guardg be guided in contact with the edge 7 and be severed thereby.

It will thus be seen that a particularly convenient and effectivecutting device for cord, string and the like has been provided which canbe readily stamped out of sheet metal with a minimum number ofoperations.

It will be obvious that the frame need not be formed as a unitarystructure, but the base a; and ears I) might be formed in one piece towhich might be secured a unitary structure composed of the pieces of thesup-port d and the guard 9. Changes in the composition and relation ofparts device comprising the combination with a'- safety razor bladehaving a single cutting edge of a pressed sheet'rnetal frame formed witha base portion having struck out therefrom apertured ears for securingsaid deviceto asurface', a portion bentupwardly at an-angle with saidbase and formed with a slot for the passage of the blade substantiallydo'w'vn'\vard1y th'er'cthrough and disposed as support) therefor; atubular member secured to the upper side of the blade support to'retainthe blade in cutting position, and a portion of said frame formedWith'a-slot for the passage of the blade and bent upwardly towards saidfirst mentioned portion'tofoi'lnan angle with the cutting edge of theblade to guide the article to be cut in contact therewith.

Thissp'ecification signed this'17 day of October A; D." 1923. I WILLIAMHAAS

